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Time does it increase the hand for the democrats or decrease it? do they lose some kind of leverage they have in the standoff with the articles? >> mcconnell is right that she has no leverage to force mcconnell to do a trial the way she wants him to do but nancy pelosi is also a tactician and she doesnt usually do things without purpose and theres a growing sense that shes holding onto these impeachment articles because it denies the president the ability to have acquittal, give democrats more t...

Trial and nancy pelosi doesnt have much leverage over him and the constitution doesnt give her any, the only way to make this work is to mount public pressure to demand witnesses but mitch mcconnell has the votes, you can run this trial anyway he wants to. >> do you get the sense that not only on the ukraine issue but now with this new talk looking back at the mueller report and the documents the house is trying to get from the mueller investigation the democrats are trying to find something, ev...

Watch this. >> here is what i hope we understand, that the stakes here are immense. its not just about the political future of one man, donald trump. it is about the future of democracy. in democratic process and this is a trend throughout the world. it is about the future of the earth. >> dan: that is real. most americans do not agree. president trump is surging in the polls. plus he made an absolute mess of impeachment stunt. many in the main stream media are starting to panic. take a look. >>...

Everything is terrific. mcconnell makes a good case. why is the house holding the articles? they must not like the case they have, what are they doing? they dont have leverage. i think he muddies pelosis tactic pretty well. the public is confused about this talk about witnesses and documents and the president formed the blockade against the house investigation but they too did not take the opportunity to adjudicate this in court and wait to hear at the end of the process on some of the witnesses...

A good case. why is the house holding the articles? hthey must not like the case ty have. what are they doing? they dont have leverage. i think he muddies pelosis tactic pretty well. i think the public is confused about all this talk about witnesses and documents and the president, its true he formed a blockade against the house investigation. but they did not take the opportunity to adjudicateut this in court and wait to hear the end of the process on some of the witnesses. the public is conf...

Democrats or decrease it? do they lose some kind of leverage that they have in this standoff with the articles?? >> mcconnell is right and brit is right that she has no n leverage to force mcconnell to do a trial the way she wants him to do it. nancy pelosi is also a tactician. she doesnt usually do things without purpose. there is a growing sense that shes holding onto these impeachment articles because it denies the president the ability to have an acquittal. it potentially gives democrats mor...

Forward. you lose by default. the other option is for the senate to appoint impeachment managers, outside counsel. i think that would be more attractive. >> robert, your thoughts on this. pelosi thought she would squeeze leverage out of this maneuver and compel mitch mcconnell to create a trial to her liking. did she get that? >> i dont think so. i dont think speaker pelosi has any leverage over the u.s. senate. i agree with the general proposition that what the house has done is what it has don...

When asked to help us break it all down, democratic strategist and former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. good to see you. we will start with you. we look at this as nancy pelosi being a master puppeteer, is this just an example or perhaps has strategies so that she does not have to send the articles to the senate? >> i dont know shes a master puppeteer, but certainly a master strategist and legislature, she is viewing these two articles as leverage in hopes that we get some kind o...

Is not about politics. this is not about democrats going after the present. its about when the right thing. she is withholding the articles to try to do dumb i get what she wants >> mike: it struck me that the democrats had all the power in the house and now have very little to presented. nancy pelosi may be trying to help with a little bit of leverage for chuck schumer. is it working? >> its not going to work. it isnt working now. democrats who were in difficult districts to win, districts that...

Have much leverage over him by the constitution doesnt give her any. the only way to make this work i suppose is to mount some sort of public pressure to demand witnesses. if mcconnell has the votes, he can run this trial anyway he wants to. >> bret: brit, do you get a sense not only on the ukraine but with this new talk about possibly looking back at the mueller report and theen documents the house is trying to get from the mueller investigation, the democrats are trying to find something even ...